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A brindle/white American pit bull terrier with a colorful scarf, looking at the camera

Pets and Pet Adoption August 29, 2025

“My name is Pearl. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female brindle/white American pit bull terrier. The following information on this potential…

Weather August 29, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Friday, August 29, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, August 29, 2025, with a high near 86 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

Mableton August 29, 2025

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens receives Civic Excellence Award

The City of Mableton distributed the following public information release: Mableton Mayor Michael Owens will be a recipient of the 2025 Georgia Civic Excellence Award. The honor from the Georgia Democracy Resilience Network…

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Libraries August 29, 2025

North Cobb Regional Library helps community with economic preparedness workshops

By Kelly Johnson With September’s fall equinox traditionally marking the Celtic harvest season of Samhain (pronounced SOW-in)—which has a huge influence on Halloween in America—North Cobb Regional Library has scheduled…

Libraries August 29, 2025

Georgia (and a musical) are on the mind of Mountain View Regional Library

By Kelly Johnson As the green of the Georgia landscape begins to fall in color, so too is Mountain View Regional Library, with a change in one of its scheduled…

Ribbon-cutting at the Atlanta Veterans Village

Mableton August 29, 2025

Atlanta Veterans Village opens in Mableton

Photo from the Cobb County website Cobb County announced on its website that the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, through its Homeless Veteran Program, opened the Atlanta Veterans Village in Mableton,…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen August 25, 2025 As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

Georgia teacher fired over LGBTQ book continues to fight her termination, school district policies

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 28, 2025 A federal judge in Atlanta paused a challenge against school district…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha and Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, University of Kentucky, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically…

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